PlatinumCore16
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Gosh that was a beautiful conversation to read through. As a small aside, the spinning effect can actually work in real case scenarios and experimental airplanes have been flown that way, though not terribly effectively.
On the subject of all of the various bullet designs considered for transsonic regime, was there ever any experimentation done with forcing turbulent boundary layer flow, a la dimples/shot peened cases in the back half/last 1/3 of the bullet? Or any more airfoil-shaped bullets to perhaps not do so well in supersonic, but yet maintain momentum through the transsonic regime?
On the subject of all of the various bullet designs considered for transsonic regime, was there ever any experimentation done with forcing turbulent boundary layer flow, a la dimples/shot peened cases in the back half/last 1/3 of the bullet? Or any more airfoil-shaped bullets to perhaps not do so well in supersonic, but yet maintain momentum through the transsonic regime?